Alonso sad and disappointed by lack of laps

McLaren's Fernando Alonso during practice. Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso spoke of his sadness and disappointment on Monday after his McLaren once again let him down on the first day of Formula One's pre-season testing in front of the Spaniard's home fans.

There was doubtless a fair amount of anger and frustration bubbling away as well, although the two-times world champion managed to keep a lid on that in front of the assembled media at least.